acquired taste
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.23 in modern English
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Something that is appreciated only after having initially been regarded as unappealing or unpleasant; a person who is regarded as difficult or dislikable but of whom at least some have grown to approve.
Example Sentences
- "Like many another Italian War hero, young Dino Grandi had turned to the post-War Fascist movement to satisfy an acquired taste for action."
- "Curiosity and ambition require that we discuss acquired taste. Acquired taste is distinguished from discovered taste. Discovered tastes are those which may be considered innate, basic, or automatic, such as those tastes for bland, salty, […]"
- "Since most adults do not share this director's unquenchable optimism, even his best movies tend to be an acquired taste."
- "This research seemed to suggest that the product's acquired taste which they had been fuelling could also be a latent disadvantage. The advertising campaign implied that Guinness was an acquired taste for the discerning drinker; […]"
- "NBA Hall of Famer Arnold "Red" Auerbach was an acquired taste for most people who had to deal with him on a regular basis. Inexplicably tactless one minute and charming the next, he ran the Boston Celtics as a compassionate dictatorship, his rough edges becoming part and parcel of his storied success."
- "Mr. Farzan, who eats as many as 100 pawpaws a year in various dishes, acknowledged that the flavor is an acquired taste."
Inflected Forms
Antonyms
natural taste